If you’d like to receive Twitter notifications to your device, you can attach a phone number to your account for updates via SMS.
To enable notifications via SMS:
If you already have a phone number attached to your account:
You can receive Twitter notifications in the form of text messages.
- Log in and visit your mobile settings page.
- Check the boxes for any type of text message notifications you want to receive (example: new followers, new @ replies, etc).
- Click Save changes at the bottom of the page.
If you don’t have a phone number attached to your account:
You can add your number by visiting https://twitter.com/devices. After you attach a device, you will then be able to opt into receiving mobile notifications from users you follow. Use the steps listed above.